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Arbitration clause triumphs over Russian court proceedings

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In the latest anti-suit case relating to Russia, the English High Court has made permanent an anti-suit injunction (ASI) and anti-enforcement injunction (AEI) preventing a Russian bank from pursuing litigation in Russia in...more

Dechert LLP

Russian Supreme Court allows sanctioned parties to avoid arbitration agreements with a seat in a state imposing sanctions

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In June 2020, the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code was amended to vest exclusive competence in the Russian arbitrazh (commercial) courts (“Arbitrazh Courts”) over disputes involving Russian (and certain foreign) persons who...more

Bilzin Sumberg

11th Circuit Ruling Strenuously Protects Arbitration Pacts

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The Federal Arbitration Act does not preclude a court challenge to an arbitration award. The FAA, however, does establish very limited grounds for vacatur of arbitration awards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh...more

Carlton Fields

Court Holds Prior Compliance Is Not a Ground to Refuse Confirmation of an Arbitration Award

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Tracey Schusterman and Rosa Mazzone jointly owned a financial services group. Pursuant to their agreement, they were bound to arbitrate any disputes regarding the financial services group before the Financial Industry...more

Payne & Fears

Nonparty Discovery in California Arbitration: How to Get What You Want

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Opting for arbitration requires attorneys to balance efficiency and procedural protections. The implications of arbitration are something clients certainly have to carefully consider both when drafting arbitration provisions,...more

Burr & Forman

Fall 2017 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Update

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or “Bureau”) is a U.S. government agency created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The CFPB is the first federal agency tasked solely with the...more

Carlton Fields

Court Compels Discovery, Awards Sanctions In Dispute Over Whether Reinsurance Arbitration Clause Applies

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In 2011, Top’s Personnel entered into a reinsurance agreement with Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assurance Company (“AUCRA”), and several years later executed a promissory note (“the Note”) in favor of a related entity,...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Summaries of All Supreme Court and Precedential Federal Circuit Patent Cases Decided Since Jun. 1, 2016

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This paper is based on reports on precedential patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit distributed by Peter Heuser on a weekly basis. ...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

AAA Revises Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures

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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has revised its Construction Industry Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (Rules), effective July 1, 2015. Although some changes are relatively modest, others expand the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

International Arbitration Newsletter - June 2014

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In This Issue: -The ABCs of Arbitrating Outside of the New York Convention - Leading International Arbitration Partner Joins Latham & Watkins in Paris - US Supreme Court Revives International Arbitration...more

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